Documentation: Fix admin-guide typos
Fix typos. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250813200526.290420-4-helgaas@kernel.orgpull/1354/merge
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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace). The higher level goal is to allow for uid-based sandboxing of system
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services without having to give out CAP_SETUID all over the place just so that
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non-root programs can drop to even-lesser-privileged uids. This is especially
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relevant when one non-root daemon on the system should be allowed to spawn other
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processes as different uids, but its undesirable to give the daemon a
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processes as different uids, but it's undesirable to give the daemon a
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basically-root-equivalent CAP_SETUID.
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@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ interface.
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Some architectures have ECC detectors for L1, L2 and L3 caches,
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along with DMA engines, fabric switches, main data path switches,
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interconnections, and various other hardware data paths. If the hardware
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reports it, then a edac_device device probably can be constructed to
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reports it, then an edac_device device probably can be constructed to
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harvest and present that to userspace.
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@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ and high-level drivers that you would use:
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================ ============ ========
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All parports and all protocol drivers are probed automatically unless probe=0
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parameter is used. So just "modprobe epat" is enough for a Imation SuperDisk
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parameter is used. So just "modprobe epat" is enough for an Imation SuperDisk
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drive to work.
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Manual device creation::
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@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ lock and return itself to the pool.
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All storage within vdo is managed as 4KB blocks, but it can accept writes
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as small as 512 bytes. Processing a write that is smaller than 4K requires
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a read-modify-write operation that reads the relevant 4K block, copies the
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new data over the approriate sectors of the block, and then launches a
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new data over the appropriate sectors of the block, and then launches a
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write operation for the modified data block. The read and write stages of
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this operation are nearly identical to the normal read and write
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operations, and a single data_vio is used throughout this operation.
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@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ XEON PHI specific considerations
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command line with the 'ring3mwait=disable' command line option.
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XEON PHI is not affected by the other MDS variants and MSBDS is mitigated
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before the CPU enters a idle state. As XEON PHI is not affected by L1TF
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before the CPU enters an idle state. As XEON PHI is not affected by L1TF
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either disabling SMT is not required for full protection.
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.. _mds_smt_control:
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@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ Notes on loading the dump-capture kernel:
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performance degradation. To enable multi-cpu support, you should bring up an
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SMP dump-capture kernel and specify maxcpus/nr_cpus options while loading it.
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* For s390x there are two kdump modes: If a ELF header is specified with
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* For s390x there are two kdump modes: If an ELF header is specified with
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the elfcorehdr= kernel parameter, it is used by the kdump kernel as it
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is done on all other architectures. If no elfcorehdr= kernel parameter is
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specified, the s390x kdump kernel dynamically creates the header. The
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looking for corruption. Enabling this will
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both detect corruption and prevent the kernel
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from using the memory being corrupted.
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However, its intended as a diagnostic tool; if
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However, it's intended as a diagnostic tool; if
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repeatable BIOS-originated corruption always
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affects the same memory, you can use memmap=
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to prevent the kernel from using that memory.
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@ -7382,7 +7382,7 @@
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(converted into nanoseconds). Fast, but
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depending on the architecture, may not be
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in sync between CPUs.
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global - Event time stamps are synchronize across
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global - Event time stamps are synchronized across
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CPUs. May be slower than the local clock,
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but better for some race conditions.
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counter - Simple counting of events (1, 2, ..)
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section.
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trace_trigger=[trigger-list]
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[FTRACE] Add a event trigger on specific events.
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[FTRACE] Add an event trigger on specific events.
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Set a trigger on top of a specific event, with an optional
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filter.
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The format is is "trace_trigger=<event>.<trigger>[ if <filter>],..."
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Where more than one trigger may be specified that are comma deliminated.
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The format is "trace_trigger=<event>.<trigger>[ if <filter>],..."
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Where more than one trigger may be specified that are comma delimited.
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For example:
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The above will enable the "stacktrace" trigger on the "sched_switch"
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event but only trigger it if the "prev_state" of the "sched_switch"
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event is "2" (TASK_UNINTERUPTIBLE).
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event is "2" (TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE).
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See also "Event triggers" in Documentation/trace/events.rst
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(when available)
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Those events (see linux/sonypi.h) can be polled using the character device node
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/dev/sonypi (major 10, minor auto allocated or specified as a option).
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/dev/sonypi (major 10, minor auto allocated or specified as an option).
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A simple daemon which translates the jogdial movements into mouse wheel events
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can be downloaded at: <http://popies.net/sonypi/>
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motion compensation modes: low, medium, and high motion. Pipelines are
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defined that allow sending frames to the VDIC subdev directly from the
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CSI. There is also support in the future for sending frames to the
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VDIC from memory buffers via a output/mem2mem devices.
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VDIC from memory buffers via output/mem2mem devices.
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- Includes a Frame Interval Monitor (FIM) that can correct vertical sync
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problems with the ADV718x video decoders.
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Contact: Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@nokia.com>
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Information about the Device
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----------------------------
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This chip is a Silicon Labs product. It is a I2C device, currently on 0x63 address.
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This chip is a Silicon Labs product. It is an I2C device, currently on 0x63 address.
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Basically, it has transmission and signal noise level measurement features.
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The Si4713 integrates transmit functions for FM broadcast stereo transmission.
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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Users must comply with local regulations on radio frequency (RF) transmission.
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Device driver description
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-------------------------
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There are two modules to handle this device. One is a I2C device driver
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There are two modules to handle this device. One is an I2C device driver
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and the other is a platform driver.
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The I2C device driver exports a v4l2-subdev interface to the kernel.
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- acomp_attack_time - Sets the attack time for audio dynamic range control.
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- acomp_release_time - Sets the release time for audio dynamic range control.
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* Limiter setups audio deviation limiter feature. Once a over deviation occurs,
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* Limiter sets up the audio deviation limiter feature. Once an over deviation occurs,
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it is possible to adjust the front-end gain of the audio input and always
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prevent over deviation.
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@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ The directory for the :ref:`quotas <damon_design_damos_quotas>` of the given
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DAMON-based operation scheme.
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Under ``quotas`` directory, four files (``ms``, ``bytes``,
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``reset_interval_ms``, ``effective_bytes``) and two directores (``weights`` and
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``reset_interval_ms``, ``effective_bytes``) and two directories (``weights`` and
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``goals``) exist.
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You can set the ``time quota`` in milliseconds, ``size quota`` in bytes, and
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- 2'b11: count the events which sent to the uring_ext (MATA) channel;
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- 2'b01: is the same as 2'b11;
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- 2'b10: count the events which sent to the uring (non-MATA) channel;
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- 2'b00: default value, count the events which sent to the both uring and
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uring_ext channel;
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- 2'b00: default value, count the events which sent to both uring and
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uring_ext channels;
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Users could configure IDs to count data come from specific CCL/ICL, by setting
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srcid_cmd & srcid_msk, and data desitined for specific CCL/ICL by setting
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does nothing at all; in that case you have to manually install your kernel,
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as outlined in the reference section.
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If you are running a immutable Linux distribution, check its documentation
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If you are running an immutable Linux distribution, check its documentation
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and the web to find out how to install your own kernel there.
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[:ref:`details<install>`]
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setup that often can be fixed quickly; other times though the problem lies in
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the code and can only be fixed by a developer. A close examination of the
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failure messages coupled with some research on the internet will often tell you
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which of the two it is. To perform such a investigation, restart the build
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which of the two it is. To perform such an investigation, restart the build
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process like this::
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make V=1
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How to read the MAINTAINERS file
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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To illustrate how to use the :ref:`MAINTAINERS <maintainers>` file, lets assume
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To illustrate how to use the :ref:`MAINTAINERS <maintainers>` file, let's assume
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the WiFi in your Laptop suddenly misbehaves after updating the kernel. In that
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case it's likely an issue in the WiFi driver. Obviously it could also be some
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code it builds upon, but unless you suspect something like that stick to the
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And note, it helps developers a great deal if you can specify the exact version
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that introduced the problem. Hence if possible within a reasonable time frame,
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try to find that version using vanilla kernels. Lets assume something broke when
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try to find that version using vanilla kernels. Let's assume something broke when
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your distributor released a update from Linux kernel 5.10.5 to 5.10.8. Then as
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instructed above go and check the latest kernel from that version line, say
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5.10.9. If it shows the problem, try a vanilla 5.10.5 to ensure that no patches
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to your bootloader's configuration.
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You have to take care of some or all of the tasks yourself, if your
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distribution lacks a installkernel script or does only handle part of them.
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distribution lacks an installkernel script or does only handle part of them.
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Consult the distribution's documentation for details. If in doubt, install the
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kernel manually::
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